I'm honored to have contributed to two very different recording projects under consideration this year:
my solo piano album, Sandpaintings for Piano, and
Tongva Songs: We Are Here (Ekwa Chem) with the Gabrieleno San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians.
Please explore either recording below,
and listen wherever your interests take you.
CHOOSE A RECORDING
SANDPAINTINGS FOR PIANO
For Your Consideration
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
Sandpaintings for Piano is a sixteen-movement solo piano cycle inspired by the artistic principles and structural design of traditional Diné sandpaintings. Organized around the four sacred directions, musical ideas transform through inversion, retrograde, and reflection before returning to their original form in the North.
Drawing on ideas of symmetry, transformation, and balance while respectfully avoiding imagery reserved for ceremonial contexts, the cycle reimagines these principles through a contemporary musical language.
Produced by Christina Giacona & Patrick Conlon
Recorded at the University of Oklahoma
Connor Chee, piano
TONGVA SONGS: WE ARE HERE
(EKWA CHEM)
For Your Consideration
Best Regional Roots Music Album
LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
Tongva Songs: We Are Here (Ekwa Chem) is the debut album of the Gabrieleno San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, bringing together Tongva language, traditional songs, spoken word, and contemporary musical settings. Featuring the voices of Tribal members alongside Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaborators, the album celebrates cultural continuity while carrying Tongva songs and language forward for future generations.
Connor Chee, piano - 8 tracks
Produced by Kitt Wakeley, Nicole Zuraitis, Dale Chung
& Greg Scelsa
Engineered by Tony Correlli
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Email your FYC to connorcheefyc@gmail.com
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